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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 847 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a national strategy for the Internet of Things to promote economic growth and consumer 

empowerment. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 

Mr. LANCE (for himself, Mr. WELCH, Mr. LATTA, and Ms. CLARKE of New 

York) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about 

a national strategy for the Internet of Things to promote 

economic growth and consumer empowerment. 

Whereas the Internet of Things currently connects tens of 

billions of devices worldwide and has the potential to generate trillions of dollars in economic opportunity; 

Whereas increased connectivity can empower consumers in 

nearly every aspect of their daily lives, including in the 

fields of agriculture, education, energy, healthcare, public 

safety, security, and transportation, to name just a few; 

Whereas businesses across the economy can simplify logistics, 

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sumers because of the Internet of Things and innovations 

derived from it; 

Whereas the Internet of Things, through augmented data collection and process analyses, optimizes energy consumption by increasing energy efficiency and reducing usage 

and demand; 

Whereas the United States should strive to be a world leader 

in smart cities and smart infrastructure to ensure its citizens and businesses, in both rural and urban parts of the 

country, have access to the safest and most resilient communities in the world; 

Whereas the United States is the world leader in developing 

the Internet of Things technology, and with a national 

strategy guiding both public and private entities, the 

United States will continue to produce breakthrough 

technologies and lead the world in innovation; 

Whereas the evolution of the Internet of Things is a nascent 

market, the future direction of which holds much promise; 

Whereas businesses should implement reasonable privacy and 

cybersecurity practices and protect consumers’ personal 

information to increase confidence, trust, and acceptance 

of this emerging market; 

Whereas the Internet of Things represents a wide range of 

technologies, in numerous industry sectors and overseen 

by various governmental entities; and 

Whereas coordination between all stakeholders of the Internet 

of Things on relevant developments, impediments, and 

achievements is a vital ingredient to the continued advancement of pioneering technology: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that— 

3 (1) the United States should develop a national 

4 strategy to encourage the development of the Inter5 net of Things in a way that maximizes the promise 

6 connected technologies hold to empower consumers, 

7 foster future economic growth, and improve the Na8 tion’s collective social well-being; 

9 (2) the United States should prioritize accel10 erating the development and deployment of the 

11 Internet of Things in a way that recognizes its bene12 fits, allows for future innovation, and responsibly 

13 protects against misuse; 

14 (3) the United States should recognize the im15 portant role that businesses play in the future devel16 opment of the Internet of Things and engage in in17 clusive dialogue with industry and work coopera18 tively wherever possible; 

19 (4) the United States Government should deter20 mine if using the Internet of Things can improve 

21 Government efficiency and effectiveness and cut 

22 waste, fraud, and abuse; and 

23 (5) using the Internet of Things, innovators in 

24 the United States should commit to improving the 

25 quality of life for future generations by developing 


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1 safe, new technologies aimed at tackling the most 

2 challenging societal issues facing the world. 

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